New father Gareth Gates steps out in tatty jeans… and Ugg boots

It’s usually new mothers who look a little bedraggled - so what’s Gareth Gates’ excuse?

After becoming a father for the first time yesterday, the former Pop Idol runner-up emerged from his London home looking a little more than scruffy in ripped jeans - and Ugg boots.

Uggh!: Tatty Gareth Gates leaves his house wearing ripped jeans and Uggs

The 24-year-old was on his way to hospital to see his newborn daughter Missy. His wife Suzanne gave birth to their 7lb 8z child yesterday.

The singer and former lover of Jordan is currently starring in the title role in the West End production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The 24-year-old star, who shot to fame in the first series of Pop Idol, said: ‘We are so excited, Missy is beautiful and we can’t wait to spend time together as a family.’

In a recent interview, Gates said of dancer Suzanne: ‘She’s like my mum, really. I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum. She loves me, but she’ll never be my mum and she knows that, bless her.

‘She knows that my mum’s the most important person in my life. Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I’ll be a really good dad.’

Judging by Gates’ choice of clothing today, let’s hope little Missy takes after her mum in the fashion stakes.